Short birdwatching visit · Norfolk Ornithologists’ Association
Holme Bird Observatory
Holme-next-the-Sea · PE36 6LQ
Holme Bird Observatory brings together sea, dunes, pines, scrub and marsh at a coastal migration watchpoint. The combination makes it an absorbing place to watch ordinary movements as well as occasional autumn visitors. Observation hides and the public coast path offer different outlooks over the surrounding landscape. The operator’s autumn account includes Yellow-browed, Barred and Pallas’s Warblers; these are scarce passage possibilities, so allow time for the habitat as well as a particular bird. Non-members can visit under the published daytime access arrangements.
Birds and seasons
- Yellow-browed Warbler — Scarce autumn passage
- Barred Warbler — Scarce autumn passage
- Pallas’s Warbler — Scarce autumn passage
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Several viewing hides are provided; the car-park hide requires a members’ key.
- Paths
- Reach the observatory along Broadwater Road or on foot from the Norfolk Coast Path.
- Parking
- Non-member daytime access includes NOA parking under the published donation arrangement.
- Dogs
- Dogs are welcome on leads.
- Accessibility
- Ramps serve the observatory centre and viewing platform; some adapted hides and disabled parking are provided.
Getting there: Use Broadwater Road from Holme village, or walk along the coast path between Holme and Thornham.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Titchwell Marsh, 2.4 miles away in a straight line.